"Downhill rider and philanthropist Chris Van Dine shows one of his second
homes in Guatemala, where he rides and contributes to society
development at the same time.
The son of east coast mountain bike
pioneer Galen Van Dine, Chris Van Dine is a first generation
professional racer who grew up living the mountain bike lifestyle from
its beginnings. At an early age, Chris developed a taste for speed and
won his first mountain bike race when he was eight. He was the first
North American to be crowned the fastest man on the continent at the
2009 Pan-American Championships. His proclivity for travel and adventure
has taken him to pinnacle experiences and jaw dropping first descents
from Alaska to Patagonia. After being confronted with the realities of
the developing world, Chris realized that his passion and experience
could actually impact peoples' lives on a basic level. From that point,
his mission became one of ambassadorship and philanthropy, and after
partnering with Pedals 4 Progress, an organization responsible for
redistributing more than 136,000 bicycles to around 30 developing
nations, Chris' purpose was realized and he has not looked back since."
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